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family Ginkgoaceae

family Ginkgoaceae

9.9
A group of seed plants including the living ginkgo tree and extinct relatives
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli ˌɡɪŋkoʊˈeɪʃiˌi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Ginkgoaceae
  • Only one living species, Ginkgo biloba, belongs to the family Ginkgoaceae.

Examples

  • The family Ginkgoaceae dates back more than 200 million years in the fossil record.

  • Botanists study fossil leaves to understand the ancient diversity of the family Ginkgoaceae.

  • The family Ginkgoaceae includes unique plants.

  • Many species in the family Ginkgoaceae are ancient.

  • Only one living species, Ginkgo biloba, belongs to the family Ginkgoaceae.

  • Botanists study fossil leaves to understand the ancient diversity of the family Ginkgoaceae.

  • The family Ginkgoaceae dates back more than 200 million years in the fossil record.

Synonyms

Ginkgoaceae
vsfamily Ginkgoaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of plants that includes the ginkgo tree

is the everyday English name rather than the Latin term
ginkgo family
vsfamily Ginkgoaceae
  • Specialized
8.9

A group of ancient seed plants with only one living species

is the formal Latin scientific name rather than the common name

Surface Forms

family Ginkgoaceae singular
families Ginkgoaceae plural

Morphology

family + Ginkgoaceae

The phrase simply names a taxonomic family by combining the generic noun 'family' (a scientific grouping) with the specific taxon name 'Ginkgoaceae', so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional, label-making pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Family Ginkgoaceae takes its name from the tree Ginkgo and the plant-ending -aceae. One popular story says Ginkgo comes from an old Japanese word meaning 'silver apricot', and -aceae means 'family', so the name simply means the plant 'family' that includes the ginkgo tree.